HC TPS

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TPS
HC TPS logo.svg
CityTurku
LeagueLiiga
Founded1922 (1922)
Home arenaGatorade Center
ColoursBlack, white
         
Owner(s)TPS Turku ry (37%)
VMP Oy
Miikka Kiprusoff
TS-Yhtymä
Mikko and Saku Koivu
General managerSanttu Jokinen
Head coachKalle Kaskinen
CaptainLauri Korpikoski
Championships
1956, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010
Websitehc.tps.fi
TPSEnglishWikipedia.png
Franchise history
1922–presentTPS






Active departments of
Turun Palloseura

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Floorball

Football

Ice hockey

TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 10-time champion of SM-liiga and 1-time champion of SM-sarja. They play in Turku, Finland, at the Gatorade Center. In terms of championships, TPS is the all-time most successful team in the 1975-founded SM-liiga alongside with Tappara which also has 10 titles.




Contents





  • 1 Team history


  • 2 Players

    • 2.1 Current roster


    • 2.2 Staff


    • 2.3 Honored numbers


    • 2.4 Notable alumni



  • 3 Seasonal history


  • 4 Honours

    • 4.1 Champions


    • 4.2 Runners-up


    • 4.3 Finnish cup


    • 4.4 European Cup



  • 5 SM-liiga player/coach awards

    • 5.1 Best coach


    • 5.2 SM-liiga Best player of the season, MVP (voted by players)


    • 5.3 Best goalie


    • 5.4 Best defenceman


    • 5.5 League top goalscorer


    • 5.6 Most points in regular season


    • 5.7 Rookie of the season


    • 5.8 Best plus/minus


    • 5.9 Regular season MVP (trophy awarded by the league)


    • 5.10 Gentleman player


    • 5.11 Playoffs MVP



  • 6 Former coaches


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




Team history


TPS was established in 1922 as Turun Palloseura, from which the acronym derives. The club began ice hockey activities after 1929. Today, the full name of the company that owns the ice hockey team is HC TPS Turku Oy.


TPS has won the Finnish Championship in ice hockey 11 times: 1956, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2010. Only Tampere teams Ilves and Tappara have won more titles when SM-sarja also counts. Coach Hannu Jortikka led the club to a total of six championships in 1989–91 and 1999–2001. TPS have also won 2 Finnish Cups, a European Cup: 1994, a European Hockey League: 1997 and a Super Cup in 1997.


Vladimir Yurzinov used to be the coach of TPS in 1992–98. The team is currently coached by Kalle Kaskinen.


NHL players from TPS include Saku Koivu, Mikko Koivu, Miikka Kiprusoff, Sami Salo, Petteri Nummelin, Niko Kapanen, Jere Lehtinen, Rasmus Ristolainen, Antero Niittymäki, Lauri Korpikoski, Mikko Rantanen and others.



Players



Current roster



Updated September 25, 2014.[1]



































































































































































































































#

Nat
Player

Pos

S/G
Age
Acquired
Birthplace

7001200000000000000♠20

Finland

Niklas Friman

D
L

25

2011

Rauma, Finland

7001400000000000000♠40

Finland

Niko Karhu

D
L

25

2012

Turku, Finland

7001100000000000000♠10

Finland

Otto Karvinen

RW
L

28

2014

Vantaa, Finland

7001260000000000000♠26

Finland

Miro Keskitalo

D
L

22

2014

Vantaa, Finland

7001600000000000000♠60

Finland

Tero Koskiranta (A)

C
L

34

2012

Paimio, Finland

7001560000000000000♠56

Finland

Rasmus Kulmala

LW
L

24

2011

Alastaro, Finland

7001170000000000000♠17

Lithuania

Tadas Kumeliauskas

C
R

28

2013

Elektrėnai, Lithuania

7001190000000000000♠19

United States

Ryan Lasch

RW
R

31

2014

Lake Forest, California

7001350000000000000♠35

Finland

Teemu Lassila

G
L

35

2014

Helsinki, Finland

7001550000000000000♠55

Finland

Teemu Lämsä

C
R

22

2013

Turku, Finland

7001540000000000000♠54

Finland

Mikko Lehtonen

D
L

25

2011

Turku, Finland

7001460000000000000♠46

Finland

Jasper Lindsten

C
L

24

2012

Salo, Finland

7001630000000000000♠63

Finland

Niclas Lucenius

C
L

29

2013

Turku, Finland

7000400000000000000♠4

Czech Republic

Tomas Mojzis

D
L

36
2014

Kolín, Czechoslovakia

7001870000000000000♠87

Czech Republic

Jakub Nakladal

D
R

31

2014

Pardubice, Czechoslovakia

7000300000000000000♠3

Finland

Petteri Nummelin (C)

D
L

46

2014

Turku, Finland

7001840000000000000♠84

Finland

Ilkka Pikkarainen

RW
R

37

2014

Sonkajärvi, Finland

7001470000000000000♠47

Finland

Matias Pulli

D
R

23

2013

Raisio, Finland

7001960000000000000♠96

Finland

Mikko Rantanen

RW
L

22

2012

Nousiainen, Finland

7001450000000000000♠45

Finland

Niklas Salo

F
L

24

2013

Somero, Finland

7001220000000000000♠22

Finland

Markus Seikola

D
R

36

2013

Laitila, Finland

7001700000000000000♠70

Czech Republic

Radek Smolenak

LW
L

32

2014

Prague, Czechoslovakia

7001290000000000000♠29

Finland

Matias Sointu

LW
L

28

2013

Tampere, Finland

7001320000000000000♠32

Finland

Lauri Tukonen (A)

LW
R

32

2014

Hyvinkää, Finland

7001270000000000000♠27

Finland

Marko Virtala (A)

C/RW
L

33

2010

Uusikaupunki, Finland

7001250000000000000♠25

Finland

Veli-Matti Vittasmäki

D
L

28

2008

Turku, Finland

7001180000000000000♠18

Finland

Julius Vähätalo

C/LW
L

23

2013

Vahto, Finland




Staff



  • Head Coach: Kalle Kaskinen Finland


  • Assistant Coach: Kimmo Rintanen Finland


  • Assistant Coach: Sami Salo Finland


  • Goaltending Coach: Fredrik Norrena Finland


  • Physical Coach: Timo Kujanen Finland


  • Video Coach: Mikael Tolkki Finland


  • General Manager: Mika Eskola Finland


Honored numbers


  • 3—Timo Nummelin

  • 8—Juhani Wahlsten

  • 11—Saku Koivu (not officially retired but out of circulation)

  • 15-Reijo Leppänen

  • 16—Rauli Tammelin

  • 23—Hannu Virta


Notable alumni



  • Antti Aalto

  • Peter Ahola

  • Mika Alatalo

  • Marko Anttila

  • Jim Bedard

  • Aki-Petteri Berg

  • Mal Davis

  • Miika Elomo

  • Mikko Eloranta

  • Atte Engren

  • Vjačeslavs Fanduļs

  • Ilari Filppula

  • Steve Graves

  • Tuomas Grönman

  • Mikko Haapakoski

  • Michael Holmqvist

  • Ivan Huml

  • Jani Hurme

  • Hannes Hyvönen

  • Kari Jalonen

  • Marko Jantunen

  • Martti Jarkko

  • Martti Järventie

  • Joonas Järvinen

  • Arto Javanainen

  • Chris Joseph

  • Olli Juolevi

  • Tomi Kallio

  • Niko Kapanen

  • Esa Keskinen

  • Markus Ketterer

  • Marko Kiprusoff

  • Miikka Kiprusoff

  • Tom Koivisto

  • Mikko Koivu

  • Saku Koivu

  • Lauri Korpikoski

  • Teemu Laine

  • Jere Lehtinen

  • Mika Lehtinen

  • Petteri Lehto

  • Antero Lehtonen

  • Reijo Leppänen

  • Seppo Lindström

  • Joni Lius

  • Jouni Loponen

  • Mikko Mäkelä

  • Kent McDonell

  • Tommi Miettinen

  • Reijo Mikkolainen

  • Tomáš Mojžíš

  • Antero Niittymäki

  • Petteri Nummelin

  • Timo Nummelin

  • Kai Nurminen

  • Lasse Pirjetä

  • Tomáš Plíhal

  • Jukka Porvari

  • Seppo Repo

  • Kimmo Rintanen

  • Craig Rivet

  • Kalle Sahlstedt

  • Alexander Salák

  • Peter Schaefer

  • Rob Shearer

  • Andrei Skopintsev

  • Karlis Skrastins

  • Aleksandr Smirnov

  • Raimo Summanen

  • Sami Salo

  • Kai Suikkanen

  • Niklas Sundblad

  • Seppo Suoraniemi

  • Toivo Suursoo

  • Oldřich Svoboda

  • Lee Sweatt

  • Henrik Tallinder

  • Juhani Tamminen

  • Jussi Timonen

  • Kimmo Timonen

  • German Titov

  • Pavel Torgayev

  • Viktor Tyumenev

  • Ville Vahalahti

  • Jorma Valtonen

  • Jarkko Varvio

  • Jukka Vilander

  • Hannu Virta

  • Tony Virta

  • Jukka Virtanen

  • Jiří Vykoukal

  • Juhani Wahlsten

  • Urpo Ylönen

  • Richard Žemlička



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Season by Season records
SeasonGPWLDOTWPGFGACoachFinal position
1940–417070005238th
1941–42 No season completed due to war
1942–4375110112392nd
1943–447511011298No season completed due to war
1944–45852101127174th
1945–4683410730486th
1946–4783500642766th
1947–4860600012747th
1948–49 Didn't compete on the top level
1949–50 Didn't compete on the top level
1950–51 Didn't compete on the top level
1951–52 Didn't compete on the top level
1952–53107300145338Bronze
1953–54852101138294th
1954–5586110134517Esko PekkalainenSilver
1955–5686200123128Pentti LumikkoGold
1956–5786200124022Esko PekkalainenSilver
1957–588332084339Esko Pekkalainen4th
1958–59189810196753Esko Pekkalainen5th
1959–60188730196881Esko Pekkalainen6th
1960–611885502173584th
1961–6218512101152659th
1962–63 Didn't compete on the top level
Norwel Olsen
1963–641871010158060Norwel Olsen8th
1964–65189720205163Pertti Nieminen4th
1965–662010730236658Pertti Nieminen4th
1966–672215610319156Pertti NieminenSilver
1967–68205132012648210th
1968–69 Didn't compete on the top level
Rauli Virtanen
1969–70221354030107674th
1970–71226142014711019th
1971–723217132036141104Juhani Wahlsten7th
1972–73369225023126182Matias Helenius9th
1973–743610206026133179Matias Helenius8th
1974–753615174034153156Reima Särös5th
1975–76362565055194113Raimo MäättänenGold
1976–773623103049187129Raimo MäättänenSilver
1977–783622113047180123Raimo MäättänenBronze
1978–793618144040144123Raimo MäättänenBronze
1979–80362664056210123Raimo Määttänen4th
1980–81362295049213141Juhani WahlstenBronze
1981–82362376052180120Juhani WahlstenSilver
1982–833618135041145131Juhani Wahlsten5th
1983–843723131047150117Matti Keinonen4th
1984–853624102050163124Matti KeinonenSilver
1985–863618135041153139Juhani Tamminen4th
1986–874422166050198194Juhani Tamminen4th
1987–884422193047206182Juhani Tamminen5th
1988–894429105063209120Hannu JortikkaGold
1989–904431103065175100Hannu JortikkaGold
1990–914427125059168109Hannu JortikkaGold
1991–924429141059181153Hannu Jortikka5th
1992–934828128064178138Vladimir YurzinovGold
1993–944834140068227124Vladimir YurzinovSilver
1994–955030173063219149Vladimir YurzinovGold
1995–965033125071216141Vladimir YurzinovSilver
1996–975032117071191105Vladimir YurzinovSilver
1997–984830126066162111Vladimir Yurzinov5th
1998–995437107081179107Hannu JortikkaGold
1999–005439105083232118Hannu JortikkaGold
2000–015636164076186115Hannu JortikkaGold
2001–025632213069154111Kari Jalonen4th
2002–035624266056138138Kari Jalonen8th
2003–045635147080169112Jukka KoivuSilver
2004–0556221618892146142Jukka Koivu6th
2005–06561423191172119135Hannu Jortikka10th
2006–0756232211686167155Hannu Jortikka9th
2007–0856182711267130164Hannu Virta10th
2008–0958212710780133159Hannu Virta until Oct 2008, after that Kai Suikkanen
8th
2009–105825258689169169Kai SuikkanenGold
2010–1160123216860134186
Heikki Leime until Oct 2010, then Riku-Petteri Lehtonen until Jan 2011, after that Jukka Koivu
13th
2011–126021309678134180Pekka Virta10th
2012–1360122820864144181Pekka Virta until Oct 2012, after that Juha Pajuoja
13th
GP=Games Played, W=Won, L=Lost, D=Draw, OTW=Wins after overtime/penalties, P=Points, GF=Goals for, GA=Goals against


Honours



Champions



  • 1st, gold medalist(s) SM-liiga, Kanada-malja (10): 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2010)


  • 1st, gold medalist(s) SM-sarja (1): 1956


Runners-up



  • 2nd, silver medalist(s)SM-liiga (11): 1943, 1955, 1957, 1967, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2004


  • 3rd, bronze medalist(s)SM-liiga (4): 1953, 1978, 1979, 1981


  • 2nd, silver medalist(s) SM-sarja (4): 1943, 1955, 1957, 1967


  • 3rd, bronze medalist(s) SM-sarja (1): 1953


Finnish cup



  • 1st, gold medalist(s) Finnish Cup (ice hockey) (2): 1955, 1956


European Cup



  • 1st, gold medalist(s) IIHF European Cup (1): 1994


SM-liiga player/coach awards



Best coach


  • 2010 Kai Suikkanen

  • 2001 Hannu Jortikka

  • 2000 Hannu Jortikka

  • 1999 Hannu Jortikka

  • 1995 Vladimir Yurzinov

  • 1994 Vladimir Yurzinov

  • 1993 Vladimir Yurzinov

  • 1991 Hannu Jortikka

  • 1990 Hannu Jortikka

  • 1989 Hannu Jortikka


SM-liiga Best player of the season, MVP (voted by players)


  • 2001 Kimmo Rintanen

  • 2000 Kai Nurminen

  • 1997 Kimmo Rintanen

  • 1995 Saku Koivu

  • 1994 Esa Keskinen

  • 1992 Mikko Mäkelä

  • 1989 Jukka Vilander


Best goalie


  • 2010 Atte Engren

  • 1999 Miikka Kiprusoff

  • 1997 Jani Hurme

  • 1991 Markus Ketterer

  • 1989 Timo Lehkonen

  • 1980 Jorma Valtonen

  • 1979 Jorma Valtonen


Best defenceman


  • 2010 Lee Sweatt

  • 2001 Jouni Loponen

  • 1995 Petteri Nummelin

  • 1994 Petteri Nummelin

  • 1991 Hannu Virta

  • 1990 Hannu Virta

  • 1987 Hannu Virta


League top goalscorer


  • 2000 Kai Nurminen

  • 1994 Marko Jantunen

  • 1989 Jukka Vilander

  • 1988 Arto Javanainen

  • 1982 Reijo Leppänen


Most points in regular season


  • 2000 Kai Nurminen

  • 1995 Saku Koivu

  • 1994 Esa Keskinen

  • 1993 Esa Keskinen

  • 1992 Mikko Mäkelä

  • 1988 Esa Keskinen

  • 1982 Reijo Leppänen

  • 1981 Reijo Leppänen


Rookie of the season


  • 2007 Tuomas Suominen

  • 2000 Antero Niittymäki

  • 1996 Jani Hurme

  • 1982 Hannu Virta


Best plus/minus


  • 2017 Jasper Lindsten

  • 2001 Jouni Loponen

  • 2000 Kai Nurminen

  • 1997 Kimmo Timonen

  • 1994 Aleksandr Smirnov

  • 1990 Jukka Virtanen

  • 1989 Jukka Vilander

  • 1982 Timo Nummelin

  • 1980 Reijo Leppänen


Regular season MVP (trophy awarded by the league)


  • 2001 Tony Virta

  • 2000 Kai Nurminen

  • 1997 Jani Hurme

  • 1995 Saku Koivu

  • 1994 Esa Keskinen


Gentleman player


  • 2001 Kimmo Rintanen

  • 2000 Kimmo Rintanen

  • 1999 Marko Kiprusoff

  • 1998 Kimmo Rintanen

  • 1997 Kimmo Rintanen

  • 1995 Jere Lehtinen

  • 1993 Esa Keskinen

  • 1989 Jukka Vilander

  • 1988 Jukka Vilander

  • 1987 Jukka Vilander

  • 1985 Reijo Leppänen

  • 1984 Esa Keskinen

  • 1981 Timo Nummelin

  • 1977 Jarmo Koivunen

  • 1957 Aki Salonen


Playoffs MVP


  • 2010 Ilari Filppula

  • 2000 Tomi Kallio

  • 1999 Miikka Kiprusoff

  • 1995 Saku Koivu


Former coaches


  • Vladimir Yurzinov

  • Jukka Koivu

  • Hannu Jortikka

  • Hannu Virta

  • Pekka Virta

  • Juha Pajuoja

  • Heikki Leime

  • Riku-Petteri Lehtonen

  • Juhani Tamminen

  • Kari Jalonen

  • Matti Keinonen

  • Juhani Wahlsten


See also


  • Category:HC TPS players


References




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External links



  • TPS official web site (in Finnish)

  • Official supporter club (not controlled by the club)

  • Independent TPS supporter club

  • Independent supporter club







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